GREY LYNN AND AROUND

Making BIG differences in 2021 Grey Lynn and Around working for the hood, creating opportunities and leveraging relationships…

Businesses join us because of their social consciences supporting better and more cohesive communities.

Equally we must be relevant, supporting the aspirational goals of members; providing coherent and clear advocacy on issues impacting our businesses and their environment and most importantly have sufficient respect to leverage those relationships influential in crafting our future.

With a Board comprising half returning and half new members it is our very clear intent for 2021 to continue to build constructive relationships ensuring our businesses and the Grey Lynn Around community achieve the very best outcomes in what will be a changing and quite possibly challenging year ahead.

The first of these changes is likely to be the conclusion of remedial work in West Lynn. We have been working with Auckland Transport for around two years now to ensure all businesses in West Lynn are fully consulted about the changes, and potential disruption is minimised. Auckland Transport has been nothing but constructive and transparent throughout the whole period and we are certain that the changes will be positive for the village. One of the few items remaining unresolved is our aspiration to create a more village like ambiance with plentiful colourful plantings encouraging biodiversity. We are working on this and AT understand our objectives – as always it is a matter of affordability. Look out for the changes, particularly enhanced pedestrian safety in the first quarter of this year.

The more we can build and create village like ambiances the more we encourage like-minded businesses to participate in and become part of our distinctive Grey Lynn community values and attributes. As we have said we are on a pathway to becoming Auckland’s number one values-led business destination with sustainability at the heart of our community.

So what does this mean in reality? It means fostering, supporting and encouraging businesses who walk the talk ascribing to natural wholesome values and products, ethical supply chains, supporting the planet with all its many and varied challenges; supporting our community and creating better environments where we can all thrive.

It also means working in a collaborative manner with empathy. Looking for practical non threating solutions which enhance our planet and its environment. If this sounds like your business, or reflects your business values then join us... it is only through like-mindedness and a desire to see communities and businesses work together can we all prosper and thrive. Even if your business doesn’t operate in this space specifically we have many members who can and do and are only too willing to share information and intelligence.

Our Board is leadership based by that we mean we have board members with specific skills linked directly to our values. In the year ahead we envisage this manifesting itself in the development of a natural health hub; widening food strategy promoting Grey Lynn specific offering; the expansion of our village greening strategy and the expansion and growth of our creative communities.

Last year our activities covered the spectrum of these activities as exampled with these photos. We’re also proud to say we are now 10 years and one month old. We are on a journey to become Auckland’s number one value based destination.

Interested? Join us. Go to www.greylynn-around.com/join

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